California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Sep 24, 1986, 9:59 PM PDT (04:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NNW of Garnet, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-09-25 04:59:48 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.026° N, 116.806° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km NW of Garnet, CA · 14618 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.19km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14617 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.96km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14617 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.36km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.74km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.010km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14616 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.011km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.98km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.45km SW of Redlands, CA · 14615 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.916km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14615 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.116km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.016km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14615 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.131km E of Barstow, CA · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.110km WSW of Anza, CA · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.813km ENE of Indio, CA · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.76km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.912km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14615 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.45km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.84km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.18km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14614 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.76km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.77km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14614 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.82km W of Calimesa, CA · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.86km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14614 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.24km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14613 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.114km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.114km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14613 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14613 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.612km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.64km NW of Anza, CA · 14613 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.55km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14613 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14613 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.14km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.112km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.75km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14612 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.93km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 14612 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.76km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14611 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.96km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14611 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.99km NW of Garnet, CA · 14610 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.018km ESE of Anza, CA · 14610 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.47km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.84km W of Fontana, CA · 14610 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.915km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14610 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 14610 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.53km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14610 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.833km NNE of North Shore, CA · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.33km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14609 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.36km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14618 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.820km E of Anza, CA · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.38km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14619 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.46km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.523km N of North Shore, CA · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.05km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14620 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.54km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.93km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 14620 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.78km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.76km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.27km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14621 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.74km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.75km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.57km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14622 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.35km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 14622 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci608104. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.